Traits:Ecological Descriptors

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Ecological Descriptors

Ecological Descriptors: Collection of traits relating to species ecology


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This collection includes the following 293 concepts:

[[AccessoryFeedingStructures|Accessory feeding structures]] • [[BodyAccretion|Accretion]] • [[Accretion|Accretion]] • [[AerialDipping|Aerial dipping]] • [[AerialHawking|Aerial hawking]] • [[Aggregations|Aggregations]] • [[AlgalGravel|Algal gravel]] • [[BodyAlgalGravel|Algal gravel]] • [[Ambusher|Ambusher]] • [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]] • [[AnchorShaped|Anchor-shaped]] • [[AppendagesPaddles|Appendages (paddles)]] • [[Aragonite|Aragonite]] • [[ArborescentArbuscular|Arborescent/Arbuscular]] • [[AristolesLantern|Aristotle's lantern]] • [[ArmsAppendages|Arms or appendages]] • [[Articulate|Articulate]] • [[Autotroph|Autotroph]] • [[BallooningKiting|Ballooning/Kiting]] • [[Beak|Beak]] • [[BedForming|Bed forming]] • [[Biogenic|Bio-genic]] • [[Biodiffusor|Biodiffusor]] • [[BitingMacerating|Biting or macerating]] • [[Bivalved|Bivalved]] • [[BlindEndedVentilation|Blind-ended ventilation]] • [[BodyForm|Body form]] • [[BodyShape|Body shape]] • [[Browser|Browser]] • [[BuccalOrgansAbsent|Buccal organ absent or occluded]] • [[BullateSaccate|Bullate/Saccate]] • [[BurrowBuilder|Burrow builder]] • [[Burrower|Burrower]] • [[Bysso-Pelagic|Bysso-pelagic]] • [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]] • [[Calcareous|Calcareous]] • [[Calcite|Calcite]] • [[CapitateClubbed|Capitate/Clubbed]] • [[Captacula|Captacula]] • [[Carnivore|Carnivore]] • [[CephalicSpines|Cephalic spines]] • [[Chains|Chains]] • [[Chemoautotroph|Chemoautotroph]] • [[Chitinous|Chitinous]] • [[Choanocytes|Choanocytes]] • [[CiliaFlagella|Cilia/Flagella]] • [[Clathrate|Clathrate]] • [[Clawed|Clawed]] • [[Colonial (e.g. sea birds)|Colonial (e.g. sea birds)]] • [[Commensal (with/on/in)|Commensal (with/on/in)]] • [[Conical|Cone (Conical)]] • [[ConeHalfSphere|Cone with half sphere]] • [[ContactDipping|Contact dipping]] • [[CoralSands|Coral (or similar) sands]] • [[CrawlerWalkerClimber|Crawler/Walker/Climber]] • [[Creeper|Creeper]] • [[Cruising|Cruising]] • [[CrustoseHard|Crustose hard]] • [[CrustoseSoft|Crustose soft]] • [[Ctenidia|Ctenidia]] • [[Cushion|Cushion]] • [[Cylindrical|Cylindrical]] • [[Dabbling|Dabbling]] • [[DeOxygenationTolerance|De-Oxygenation Tolerance]] • [[Dendroid|Dendroid]] • [[Dependancy|Dependency]] • [[DepositFeeder|Deposit Feeder]] • [[Detritivore|Detritivore]] • [[Diel|Diel]] • [[Digitate|Digitate]] • [[Dipping|Dipping]] • [[DippingToSurface|Dipping to surface]] • [[DispersalPotentialAdult|Dispersal potential (adult)]] • [[Diving|Diving]] • [[DoubleCone|Double cone]] • [[DownwardConveyor|Downward conveyor]] • [[Drifter|Drifter]] • [[DrivingFishForward|Driving Fish Forward]] • [[EcologicalInteraction|Ecological Interaction]] • [[Ecophysiology|Ecophysiology]] • [[Ectoparasitic|Ectoparasitic]] • [[Encrusting|Encrusting]] • [[Endoparasitic|Endoparasitic]] • [[Endoskeleton|Endoskeleton]] • [[Erect|Erect]] • [[EversiblePharynx|Eversible pharynx]] • [[Exoskeleton|Exoskeleton (including shells)]] • [[ExternalTube|External Tube]] • [[FaunalBeds|Faunal beds]] • [[Feeding|Feeding]] • [[FeedingMethodBehaviour|Feeding Method/Behaviour]] • [[FeedingApparatus|Feeding apparatus]] • [[Filiform|Filiform]] • [[FilerBasket|Filter basket]] • [[Flabellate|Flabellate]] • [[Flaccid|Flaccid]] • [[FlattenedEllipsoid|Flattened Ellipsoid]] • [[Flexibility|Flexibility]] • [[Floating|Floating]] • [[FlyerFlight|Flyer (Flight)]] • [[Foliose|Foliose]] • [[FollowingFishingBoats|Following Fishing Boats]] • [[FoodPiracy|Food Piracy]] • [[FoodTypeDiet|Food Type/Diet]] • [[FootPaddling|Foot Paddling]] • [[FootStirring|Foot Stirring]] • [[Forest|Forest]] • [[ForestForming|Forest-forming]] • [[Fragile|Fragile]] • [[Fragility|Fragility]] • [[FreeLiving|Free living]] • [[FunnelShaped|Funnel Shaped]] • [[GillRakers|Gill rakers]] • [[Gills|Gills]] • [[Glider|Glider]] • [[Globose|Globose]] • [[Gorgonin|Gorgonin]] • [[Grasping|Grasping]] • [[GraspingClaws|Grasping claws]] • [[GraspingPaws|Grasping paws, hands, feet]] • [[Grazer|Grazer]] • [[GrazerFrondsBlades|Grazer (fronds/blades)]] • [[GrazerGrainsParticles|Grazer (grains / particles)]] • [[GrazerSurfaceSubstratum|Grazer (surface/substratum)]] • [[GrazerBrowser|Grazer/Browser]] • [[Gregarious|Gregarious]] • [[GroundForaging|Ground Foraging]] • [[GrowthRate|Growth Rate]] • [[GrowthForm|Growth form (or type)]] • [[HabitatModification|Habitat modification]] • [[HalfCone|Half cone]] • [[HalfConeFlattenedEllipsoid|Half cone with flattened ellipsoid]] • [[HalfParallelepiped|Half parallelepiped]] • [[HalfSphereDome|Half sphere (dome)]] • [[Hawking|Hawking]] • [[HeightAboveSubstratum|Height (above substratum)]] • [[Herbivore|Herbivore]] • [[Heterotroph|Heterotroph]] • [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]] • [[Host|Host]] • [[HoverDipping|Hover dipping]] • [[Hovering|Hovering]] • [[Hydrostatic|Hydrostatic skeleton]] • [[Independant (Free living)|Independant (free living)]] • [[InhalentSiphon|Inhalent siphon]] • [[Inquilinist|Inquilinist]] • [[Intermediary|Intermediary]] • [[Introvert|Introvert]] • [[JetPropulsion|Jet propulsion]] • [[Jumper/Hopper|Jumper/Hopper]] • [[Keratinous|Keratinous]] • [[Kleptoparasitism|Kleptoparasitism]] • [[Lanceolate|Lanceolate]] • [[LargeInsectColonies|Large (insect colonies)]] • [[Lophophore|Lophophore]] • [[Lures|Lures]] • [[Massive|Massive]] • [[Mat|Mat]] • [[Medusiform|Medusiform/Medusoid]] • [[Migratory|Migration (migratory)]] • [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]] • [[Mixotroph|Mixotroph]] • [[Mobile|Mobile]] • [[Mobility|Mobility]] • [[ModeOfLife|Mode of Life]] • [[Modular|Modular]] • [[Monoraphidioid|Monoraphidioid]] • [[MouthParts|Mouth parts]] • [[Movement|Movement]] • [[MucusMesh|Mucus mesh or net]] • [[MuscularAxialProboscis|Muscular axial proboscis]] • [[Muscular Contraction (body length)|Muscular contraction (body length)]] • [[MutualistMutualism|Mutualist (mutualism)]] • [[Nonfeeding|Non-Feeding]] • [[NonTerritorial|Non-Territorial]] • [[NonMigratoryResident|Non-migratory (resident)]] • [[NonSolidCement|Non-solid; cement]] • [[NonSolidParticlesComp|Non-solid; particles]] • [[Omnivore|Omnivore]] • [[OntogeneticMigration|Ontogenetic migration]] • [[OpenEndedVentilation|Open-ended ventilation]] • [[OralPodia|Oral podia]] • [[Organic|Organic]] • [[Other|Other]] • [[OvalCylinder|Oval cylinder]] • [[Palps|Palps]] • [[Papillae|Papillae or tube feet]] • [[ParallelepipedRhomboid|Parallelepiped (rhomboid)]] • [[ParasiticFeeding|Parasitic]] • [[Parasite|Parasitic]] • [[Parasitoid|Parasitoid]] • [[Passive|Passive]] • [[PassiveDrifter|Passive drifter]] • [[Pattering|Pattering]] • [[Penicillate|Penicillate]] • [[Phagocytosis|Phagocytosis]] • [[Phosphatic|Phosphatic]] • [[Photoautotroph|Photoautotroph]] • [[PhotosyntheticPigment|Photosynthetic pigment(s)]] • [[PickingfromWaterSurface|Picking from the water surface]] • [[PiercingToxic|Piercing]] • [[BitingPiercing|Piercing or suctorial]] • [[Pinnate|Pinnate]] • [[PinnateBranching|Pinnate or branching]] • [[Pisciform|Pisciform]] • [[PlungeDiving|Plunge Diving]] • [[Plunging|Plunging]] • [[Pouncing|Pouncing]] • [[Predator|Predator (Hunter)]] • [[Probing|Probing]] • [[PursuitDiving|Pursuit Diving]] • [[PursuitHunterIndividual|Pursuit Hunter (individual)]] • [[PursuitPlunging|Pursuit Plunging]] • [[PursuitHunterCooperative|Pursuit hunter (co-operative)]] • [[Radial|Radial]] • [[Radulae|Radulae]] • [[Rasping|Rasping]] • [[ReefBuilding|Reef-building]] • [[Regenerator|Regenerator]] • [[Reticulate|Reticulate]] • [[Robust|Robust]] • [[RotationalEllipsoid|Rotational ellipsoid]] • [[Saprophage|Saprophage]] • [[Scavenger|Scavenger]] • [[SearcherForager|Searcher/Forager]] • [[SeasonalEnvironment|Seasonal (environment)]] • [[SeasonalFeeding|Seasonal (feeding)]] • [[SeasonalReproduction|Seasonal (reproduction)]] • [[SedimentReworking|Sediment reworking]] • [[Seizing|Seizing]] • [[Sessile|Sessile]] • [[Setose|Setose (Hairy)]] • [[ShallowPlunging|Shallow plunging]] • [[Shrub|Shrub]] • [[Siliceous|Siliceous]] • [[SimpleAxialProboscis|Simple axial proboscis]] • [[Skimming|Skimming]] • [[SmallTribePridePackPod|Small (tribe/pride/pack/pod)]] • [[Snatching|Snatching]] • [[Sociability|Sociability]] • [[SocialGroup|Social group]] • [[Solid|Solid]] • [[Solitary|Solitary]] • [[Sphere|Sphere (spherical)]] • [[Sponginous|Sponginous]] • [[Stacks|Stacks]] • [[Stellate|Stellate]] • [[StickyMucus|Sticky or mucus covered]] • [[Stinging|Stinging]] • [[Straplike|Straplike/Ribbonlike]] • [[StunAttack|Stun attack]] • [[SubsurfaceDepositFeeder|Sub-surface deposit feeder]] • [[Substratum|Substratum]] • [[SubsurfaceSeizing|Subsurface seizing]] • [[Suctorial|Suctorial (sucker bearing)]] • [[Support|Support]] • [[SupportingStructuresEnclosures|Supporting Structures and Enclosures]] • [[SurfaceDiving|Surface Diving]] • [[SurfaceDabbling|Surface dabbling]] • [[SurfaceDepositFeeder|Surface deposit feeder]] • [[SurfaceDipping|Surface dipping]] • [[SurfacePlunging|Surface plunging]] • [[SurfaceSeizing|Surface seizing]] • [[SuspensionFeeder|Suspension feeder]] • [[Swimmer|Swimmer]] • [[Swimming|Swimming]] • [[SymbiontContribution|Symbiont contribution]] • [[Symbiotic|Symbiotic]] • [[Tadpole|Tadpole]] • [[Talons|Talons]] • [[TempRange|Temperature range tolerated]] • [[TemporaryAttachment|Temporary attachment]] • [[Tentacles|Tentacles]] • [[Territorial|Territorial]] • [[Trapezoid|Trapezoid/Trapezium]] • [[Traps|Traps]] • [[TruncatedCone|Truncated cone]] • [[Tubicolous|Tube dwelling (tubicolous)]] • [[Turbinate|Turbinate]] • [[Turf|Turf]] • [[UnderwaterSeizing|Underwater seizing]] • [[UnderwaterSwimming|Underwater swimming]] • [[Unitary|Unitary]] • [[UpwardsConveyor|Upward conveyor]] • [[Variable|Variable]] • [[VentralBuccalOrgan|Ventral buccal organ]] • [[VentralMuscularProboscis|Ventral muscular proboscis]] • [[Vermiform|Vermiform]] • [[VermiformUnsegmented|Vermiform Unsegmented]] • [[VermiformAnnulated|Vermiform annulated]] • [[VermiformSegmented|Vermiform segmented]] • [[WadinginShallowWater|Wading in shallow water]] • [[Whiplike|Whiplike]]